Damned Burglars

[jhaan_dude]

besides if they are in your house its not manslaughter :)

[1QUICK4]

besides if they are in your house its not manslaughter :)

Unfortunately that's not true. But It could look like they had a weapon (or go find one for them)

[slowbubblecar]

You could get bars for all of your windows. Family wouldn't fare to well in a fire but it would probably deter many. Of course the best thing to do would be move out of the ghetto, but can be hard to do for some considering the differences in home values.

[twack]

dammit why can MN be a state that has castle laws

[mukapahnpy]

I wouldn't mind having a nice Kimber 1911 around, hrm, I should pick up a shotty or two for fall/winter hunting seasons, or so the excuse would be. But that wouldn't help when this stuff happens when there's only gramps/grandma watching during the day.

[CVD]

I 2nd the notion of a dog. Someone came into my house when I was sleeping about a year ago. The dog scared them off and woke me up. He's only like 12lbs, but he did the trick. Most burglars aren't willing to fuck with a dog of any size, it's just not worth the noise and the hassle, they'll pick a different house.

*edit*
I should mention that I'm also strongly in favor of a shotgun :)

[Kracka]

Move to Texas and get a gun. Or, at least get out of the ghetto.

[john]

Dog or move.

[1QUICK4]

I 2nd the notion of a dog. Someone came into my house when I was sleeping about a year ago. The dog scared them off and woke me up. He's only like 12lbs, but he did the trick. Most burglars aren't willing to fuck with a dog of any size, it's just not worth the noise and the hassle, they'll pick a different house.


QFMFT!

About 3 years ago somebody (probably more than one) broke into my truck. Stole my deck and then decided to open my garage door. My dog woke me up and scared them off before I could really put the fear of god in them.

[Halon]

Move to Arizona and get a 50cal.

Fixed that for ya :)